As a Commercial Counsel for Compute & Infrastructure at Anthropic, you'll lead legal strategy for the technical foundation that enables frontier AI research and deployment. You'll serve as a senior legal partner to Anthropic's compute and compute finance teams, negotiating and managing Anthropic's most financially significant and strategically sensitive relationships.
Requirements
- JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- At least 10-12 years of relevant legal experience, with substantial focus on complex infrastructure, technology procurement, or large-scale commercial transactions
- Demonstrated a track record of leading sophisticated, high-stakes negotiations involving technical complexity, novel commercial structures, and strategic sensitivity
- Cross-function deal team management experience, including developing, and retaining legal talent
- Exceptional ability to understand and negotiate technical terms related to compute infrastructure, hardware specifications, data center operations, and cloud services
- Superior judgment in risk assessment for transactions where Anthropic's strategic positioning and sustained position on the AI frontier depend on favorable outcomes
- Outstanding ability to manage and direct external counsel on specialized matters, ensuring external teams deliver excellent work product while integrating seamlessly
- Strong business understanding of compute infrastructure dynamics, including economics / expenditure models, revenue sharing arrangements, compute cost optimization, and AI accelerator market dynamics (supply constraints / customer allocations, emerging financing structures / backstops)
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to translate complex technical and financial concepts into strategic business considerations for executives and board members
- Genuine intellectual curiosity about AI infrastructure and commitment to supporting Anthropic's mission to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
